  Photo Provided By: Crescent City Sports Da Boot Sports 8/10/2024 By: David Penn Phoenix, AZ - The Saints season is officially underway with its first preseason game officially in the books, a 16-14 road victory over the Arizona Cardinals that was capped off by a 37 year field goal by Gaelic kicker Charlie Smyth. Saints QB Derek Carr played the first two offensive series for the Black and Gold, with Jake Haener finishing out the first half and Spencer Rattler leading the offensive in the second half. Carr finished 2 of 6, Haener led to the Saints to two drives resulting in field goals and threw 9 of 13, Rattler led the Saints to a touchdown on his first drive under center, a TD he scrambled for and extended his arm to cross the plain as he was tackled out of bounds. Rattler finished the game going 9 of 17. Rattler and the offense took over with 1:55 remaining in the game and looked poised as he led the team down the field. The Cardinals defense were flagged twice for neutral zone infractions and then Rattler hit Samson Nacua at the Arizona 19 yard line with eleven seconds to play. The Saints would run one more play before Rattler would attempt one more pass, an incompletion, before Smyth came on to kick the game winner. The tail of the first half was defense. The Saints defense held the Cardinals offense without a score throughout the first half. The defensive line looked disruptive in the first half with several players making plays in the backfield including Carl Granderson and Willie Gay, Gay stopping Desmond Ritter short on a fourth and short QB sneak. The Saints defense accounted for four sacks during the game and two tackles for loss. 2024 second round pick Kool-Aid McKinstry saw first team action with Marshon Lattimore not suited up and looked comfortable on the outside with a pass break up on the Arizona opening possession. Fellow rookie first round pick OT Taliese Fuaga also looked comfortable in his first pro action after being thrust into the starting roll at left tackle due to Ryan Ramczyk’s season ending surgery which moved Trevor Penning into the starting RT job. Both Haener and Rattler had their moments while leading the offense, the noticeable differences however, at least in the first live look at them, was Rattler seemed to have more arm talent, a tighter spiral, and his athleticism helped extend several plays. Edge after game one goes to Rattler. As for the rest of the battles going on in training camp and preseason it looks as though there will be very stiff competition for several defensive spots on the depth chart and the special teams battles will also be very interesting. Punters Lou Hedley and Matthew Hayball are battling for that roster spot with Hedley punting four times with an average of 47 yards, pinning the Cardinals inside the twenty yard line three times. Hayball blasted three punts for an eye popping average of 61 yards. Blake Grupe went a perfect two for two on field goal attempts and converted an extra point, Smythe kicked the game winner and was seen in pregame converting from as far out as 66 yards but has struggled with consistency during training camp. The Saints will travel to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara to take on the 49ers for the second preseason matchup on August 18 @ 5:00pm and will conduct camp with the Niners in the week leading up to the contest. The Saints will then return to the Ceasar’s Superdome for their final preseason matchup against the Tennessee Titans on August 25 @ noon. John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior) *John 3;16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. A huge Thank You to Cardio Health Solutions owned by Ron Sancho for sponsoring and believing in our publication!
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